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🇪🇺 This week, the European Parliament adopted new Ecodesign Regulation that will alter how goods are introduced and sold in the EU. As lawmaker ALESSANDRA MORETTI noted: “[It is] time to put an end to the ‘take, make, throw away’ model that is so harmful to our planet, our health and our economy”. 📃 The new rules will update the current 2009 directive, which exclusively concerned energy-related products, in terms of efficiency and circularity. They call on the Commission to give priority to resource-intensive sectors such as iron, steel, aluminium, textiles, furniture, tyres, detergents, paints, lubricants, and chemicals. It’ll also enforce a Digital Product Passport to aid informed consumer choices. 🖥 At Makersite, we’re already seeing mature companies like Microsoft making great progress in this area. They’ve been working to achieve these goals for the last two years (see their recent Surface Pro 10 as an example - using Makersite’s automated LCA models to identify and evaluate hotspots in their supply chain, they reduced its carbon footprints by up to 28%.) 🕰 This is what organizations should be aiming for – but they have to start now. ❌ It takes time to get to where you need to be. Businesses that wait until the last minute, when the regulation has final approval, will already be too far behind. 👇 You can read the resolution in full at the link below: https://lnkd.in/dk9S9Bx9 #ecodesign #circulareconomy #sustainabilityregulation

Today is a historic day for sustainably designed products in the EU, with the countdown to #ESPR implementation now on⏲️ How can we make this law as effective as possible❓   The ESPR, Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, aims to make products sustainable by default by improving their environmental performance and transparency. 🙌 This will help push the most polluting goods off the market.   ☂️A lot of products will be brought under the #ecodesign umbrella, including some with the biggest environmental impacts like iron, steel, chemicals, textiles, furniture, tyres, detergents, paints, electronics, and energy-using appliances.   We're approaching a new era of sustainable products🌄 but a lot of the details must still be finalised in secondary legislation and standards. We’ll be there every step of the way🤝   Before the first product requirements start to apply, some important steps will be taken, like:   🟢Establishing the Ecodesign Forum 🟢Adopting the first ESPR working plan   Check out the timeline and path to ESPR success in our position paper ✍️ https://lnkd.in/eV3T6ij7 CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency LIFE Programme BEUC - The European Consumer Organisation ANEC #Ecodesigned4LIFE

Last week the Council, gathering ministers from EU national governments, adopted the new Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) as expected, with a qualified majority. Only Italy abstained. Surprisingly however, the application of ESPR has been deferred by 24 months after the entry into force (expected in the coming weeks), i.e. to ca. mid-2026. Presumably this delay takes account of the challenges for the European Commission to define implementing measures and first delegated acts to operationalise ESPR within the strict timelines foreseen in the Regulation, especially for certain textiles and the new EU Digital Product Passport. The deferred application may be good news in terms of allowing more time to develop fit-for-purpose and meaningful requirements to enhance the environmental sustainability and related information for products placed on the EU market, in close interaction with stakeholders. On the other hand, it somewhat reduces the ambition in time to push for transformative changes. If you have any questions about the upcoming ESPR requirements, on-going preparatory work, timelines and how your products may be affected, feel free to get in touch with me. https://lnkd.in/gW8QnNvD #Sustainability #Ecodesign #EUdigitalproductpassport #textiles

To those who have written EU 2024/1781 (ecodesign requirement for sustainable products). This document has completely missed its purpose. The requirements are either diffuse or are in contradiction with itself. Let me give an example, see for example Article 5 (11). The ecodesign requirements stated in Article 5 (1) shall have no significant impact on: -         Functionality -         Health & safety -         Affordability -         Competitivness -         No proprietary technology imposed -         No disproportionate administrative burden This directive wants us to use recycled material (e.g. plastics). The idea is good, but if the plastics used in our equipment have flammability properties than that is not feasible. If the recycled material requirement will be mandatory than either the health & safety of the user is affect negatively, or the affordability (as each batch of the plastic need to be certified to guarantee the flammability properties of the plastic). So articl 5 (11) is in contradiction with itself. #EU #ERSP #Ecodesign #Sustainability

🗣 As of July 18th, the new EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) enters into force. This new ecodesign regulation, covering almost all types of products, aims to make them more durable and reliable as well as easier to repair and recycle, thereby conserving resources. The ESPR is part of a package of measures central to achieving the objectives of the 2020 Circular Economy Action Plan. These measures will contribute to helping the EU reach its environmental and climate goals, double its circularity rate of material use, and achieve its energy efficiency targets by 2030. 💡 What does the new Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation bring? 📜 The cornerstone of the new rules includes the ban on the destruction of unsold clothes, minimum requirements for the ecodesign of products on the European market, and a digital passport for product information. ✅ For the first time, the Regulation will introduce a ‘digital passport’ for products, aiming to provide information on the environmental sustainability of those placed on the Single Market. ✅ Ban on destroying unsold textiles and footwear. ✅ Mandatory Green Public Procurement criteria to be set for EU authorities who purchase the products that it will regulate. ✅ Improve product durability, reusability, upgradability and reparability. ✅ Establishing environmental criteria for products, such as energy efficiency or waste management. 🔗 Check out more info: https://lnkd.in/gVkyJpJx

"The regulation affects all kinds of products, with only a few exceptions (i.e. cars or defence and security related products). The new regulation introduces new requirements such as product durability, reusability, upgradability and reparability, rules on the presence of substances that inhibit circularity; energy and resource efficiency; recycled content, remanufacturing and recycling; carbon and environmental footprints; and information requirements, including a Digital Product Passport. The Commission will be empowered to set ecodesign requirements by delegated acts and the industry will have 18 months to comply with them." https://lnkd.in/evYpwSxj #EcoDesign #EuropeanRegulation

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨’𝘀 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 by Dr. Rajesh Singh, Julia Goerke;  Sphera The EU's Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (#ESPR) entered into force on July 18, 2024, with the aim to reduce the negative #lifecycle impacts of products. Environmental #data for #products, ideally provided through a life cycle assessment (#LCA), is at the heart of the #ecodesign  concept. With the ESPR, the European Commission has established a #legislative #framework for improving the #environmental performance of products sold on the #EU #market. The ESPR builds on the #EcodesignDirective (2009/125/EC), which sets design and performance requirements for #energy-related products. In comparison, the ESPR mandates #sustainable #design and #resource #efficiency for almost all products sold in the EU, with some exceptions. Additionally, the #regulation introduces the creation of a digital product passport (#DPP) to electronically register, process and share product-related #information. The aim is to improve #transparency and #streamline the #verification of product compliance with ecodesign requirements. Under the ESPR, products must meet specified ecodesign #requirements for #performance and #information. Companies also have to disclose what happens to unsold goods. The regulation’s ecodesign requirements pertain to product #characteristics that are listed below. ESPR #WorkingPlan: Products to be covered The ESPR legislative framework will be implemented in #stages. According to a recent #webinar on the ESPR, the first working plan is likely to cover selected intermediate and final products. #Intermediate #products 🔴 #Iron and #steel 🔴 #Aluminum #Final #products 🔵 #Textiles (in particular, garments and footwear) 🔵 #Furniture, including #mattresses 🔵 #Tires 🔵 #Detergents 🔵 #Paints 🔵 #Lubricants 🔵 #Chemicals 🔵 #Energy-related products 🔵 #Information and #communication #technology products and other #electronics   The details and the article link is here:

Negotiators from the European Parliament and the European Council agreed on an update of the so-called «ecodesign regulation». The aim of this regulation is to improve various aspects of products throughout their lifecycle to make them more durable and reliable, easier to reuse, upgrade, repair and recycle, use less resources, energy and water. Specific product requirements will be outlined by the European Commission through secondary legislation. #eucouncil #euparliament #ecoproductdesign #circularity #resourceefficiency #sustainabilitystandards

The EU had passed new packaging legislation which will help reduce business impacts on the environment. UK exporters will need to show they meet new requirements on: product durability, reusability, upgradability and reparability, evidence of the levels of substances inhibiting circularity; energy and resource efficiency; recycled content, remanufacturing and recycling; carbon and environmental footprints; and information requirements, including a Digital Product Passport. This touches all manufacturing sectors including fashion, food, and tech. The vehicle, defence, and security industries are not included. Some will say this is too much. Others will welcome it. It is a step towards a more sustainable future with human rights at its core. As we plod towards a general election, it will interesting to see how UK politicians react. #Sustainability #Circularity #Textiles #Fashion #Food #Manufacturing https://lnkd.in/gSzCUP3C

✅ EU Parliament Passes New Ecodesign Rules! 🔧 The European Parliament has adopted new regulations aimed at enhancing product sustainability within the EU. These rules mandate products to be more reusable, repairable, upgradeable, and recyclable. 🌍 As part of the EU's Green Deal and circular economy efforts, this update to the 2009 directive targets a wide array of sectors, excluding motor vehicles, and introduces digital 'product passports' for better consumer information. ⏳ The revised ecodesign regulation now awaits final approval from national governments to become EU law, signaling a shift away from the "take, make, throw away" model towards greater environmental responsibility. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ek_YJQ_g #EUEcodesign #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #EUnews